247Sports grades Young as a composite four-star weak-side defensive end prospect. The recruiting site ranks Young at no. 3 among weak-side DE prospects for 2017, at no. 1 among 2017 prospects from the state of Maryland, and at no. 28 in its composite national rankings of 2017 prospects.

Young attends DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md. He stands 6'5, and weighs 225 lbs.